What sucks is that most of these whippersnappers can't code their way out of box. They write some bullshit java app that leaks memory, counting on GC, and I could write the same thing in C in half the time, no leaks, and at least 10% faster. But do I even get the opportunity?

Hell no.

Or the sysadmin side... I've built some significant stuff in my career, but management always listens to the young guy- even though I have data and thorough analysis to support my arguments, while the youngsters only have buzzwords and double-speak.